The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking applications for its 2024 Montana/Dakotas (MT/DAK) Forest and Woodlands Resource Management Program.
Donor Name: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
State: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/20/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
The Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas (MT/DAK) Forest and Woodland Resource Management Program manages and conserves 56 million acres of forest and woodland in 12 western States and Alaska.
Program Strategic Goals
- Implement science-based forest restoration projects to improve forest health and resilience to wildfires, insects, disease, and drought.
- Sustainable harvest of forests and woodlands to produce a continuous supply of wood products and biomass for renewable energy.
- Salvage dead and dying timber to reduce fuels, in balance with the need for wildlife habitat, watershed function, and soil stability, while supporting local economies.
- Provide the public with commercial and personal use opportunities to harvest products such as firewood, Christmas trees, boughs, greenery, medicinal plants, fence posts, and pinyon pine nuts from forests and woodlands.
- Expedite the NEPA processes to accelerate the removal of beetle-killed timber to reduce the risk of catastrophic fire and minimize risks to the recreating public
Priority activities under this announcement include preparation, administration, or implementation projects that treat forest and woodlands nationally:
- One or more components of preparing a project (site surveys, environmental clearances, NEPA preparation, project layout, timber cruising, timber marking, boundary designation, and other tasks related to preparing a project).
- One or more components of administering a project (subcontracting, advertising for bid, awarding a subcontract or timber sale, subcontract performance inspection, and other tasks related to administering a project.
- Activities to achieve Land Management Goals or acres/ units of forest or woodland treatments conducted.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $500,000
- Maximum Award: $500,000
- Minimum Award: $50,000
Grant Period
Projects cannot be funded for more than a five-year period.
Eligibility Criteria
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Private institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- County governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
For more information, visit Grants.gov.